Bluefin tuna sells for record $3.2 million at year-opening auction at Tokyo fish market

The top bidder for the prized tuna at the predawn auction on Monday was Kiyomura Corp., whose owner Kiyoshi Kimura runs the popular Sushi Zanmai chain. Kimura, who has often won the annual action in the past, broke the previous record of 334 million yen ($2.1 million) he set in 2019. Hundreds of tuna are sold daily at the early morning auction, but prices are significantly higher than usual for the Oma tuna, especially at the celebratory New Year auction.